Push and Be Damned Rapids

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"Push and Be Damned Rapids" (46°33′00″N 66°51′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 46.55 Expression error: Unexpected / operator">46.55, Expression error: Unexpected / operator) is the evocative name for rapids on the Southwest Miramichi River, one of the many tributaries of the Miramichi River, New Brunswick, near the village of Juniper.

The name refers to the difficulty of "poling", or pushing a canoe upstream with a pole, on these particular rapids.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa
  2. ^ Geographical Names of Canada http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php


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